Event 1 - £2,500 Horse Jour 0 | 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

PokerNews is proud to present our live coverage of the inaugural 2007 World Series of Poker Europe. We are on location inside the brand new Empire Casino in London's Leicester Square, where tonight a handful of the numerous high profile American poker pros in town for the W.S.O.P.E. will gather to play in a charity event "Ante Up for Africa".

Some of the world's best players have descended on London in preparation for the biggest Poker event Europe has ever seen. But this one isn't for personal glory or gain, but rather to raise the charity's profile in the UK and beyond, following from the huge success of the Las Vegas Ante Up for Africa tournament at this year's World Series of Poker. MC'd by Phil Hellmuth himself, the likes of Johnny Chan, Annie Duke, Todd Brunson, Phil Gordon, Andy Bloch and Hoyt Corkins have been spotted walking the red carpets, and a cowboy hat a foot above the rest of the crowd announced the arrival of Chris Ferguson.